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Special Agent Derrick Vann is a man out to get the man who killed his partner, but a case of mistaken identity leads him to Andy Fiddler, a salesman with too many questions and a knack of getting in Vann's way.

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Derrick Vann
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Andy Fiddler
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Agent Peters
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Joey Kane
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Lt. Rita Carbone
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Booty
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Susan
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Dara Vann
Philip Akin ...
Second I.A. Agent
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Homeless Man
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Laptop Guy
John Hemphill ...
Ted
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Flight Attendant
Carrie Cain-Sparks ...
Big Kim (as Carrie Cain Sparks)
George Ghali ...
Cab Driver
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Cashier
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Uniform Cop on PA
Joe Sacco ...
Rookie
Neville Edwards ...
Tall Agent
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Booking Officer
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Kate Vann
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Phone Agent (as Geoff Bowes)
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Guard
Jessica Kelly ...
Female Prisoner
Eldridge Hyndman ...
Muscular Prisoner
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Young Guard
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Mark (as Leonard Thomas)
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Pinto Driver (as Max McCabe)
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Conventioneer
Andrew Stelmack ...
Conventioneer
Gordon Bolan ...
Conventioneer
Jeff J.J. Authors ...
Waiter (as J.J. Authors)
Toby Proctor ...
Cavity Search Guard
Peter Kosaka ...
Asian Man
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Nun
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Nun
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Nun
Patricia Brown ...
Nun
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Waitress (uncredited)
Jerry Buys ...
Celebrity (uncredited)
Michael Cameron ...
IA Driver (uncredited)
Curtis Fletcher ...
Businessman with newspaper on street (uncredited)
Austyn Madeley ...
Dancer (uncredited)
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Thug (uncredited)
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Santos (uncredited)
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Manuel "Manny" Cortez (uncredited)

Directed by

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Les Mayfield

Written by

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Jim Piddock ... (screenplay) &
Margaret Oberman ... (screenplay) and
Stephen Carpenter ... (screenplay) (as Steve Carpenter)
 
Jim Piddock ... (story) &
Margaret Oberman ... (story)

Produced by

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Kent Alterman ... executive producer
Brian Campbell ... line producer: additional photography
Toby Emmerich ... executive producer
Robert N. Fried ... producer (as Rob Fried)
Keith Goldberg ... associate producer
Mathew Hart ... executive producer
Reno Logan ... consulting producer
Bill Straus ... co-producer
Tim Van Rellim ... line producer: additional photography
Michele Weiss ... associate producer

Music by

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John Murphy

Cinematography by

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Adam Kane

Editing by

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Peter Fandetti
Jeffrey Wolf

Editorial Department

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Peter Fandetti ... associate editor
Daniel Kupresan ... assistant editor
Aaron Marshall ... assistant editor
David McGroarty ... assistant editor
Sandy Pereira ... trainee assistant editor
Nicole Vanderneut ... editorial production assistant (as Nicole Sears)

Casting By

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Sig De Miguel
Cathy Sandrich Gelfond ... (as Cathy Sandrich)
Amanda Mackey ... (as Amanda Mackey Johnson)
Wendy Weidman

Production Design by

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Carol Spier

Art Direction by

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James McAteer

Set Decoration by

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Peter P. Nicolakakos

Costume Design by

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Delphine White

Makeup Department

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Allan A. Apone ... makeup artist: Mr. Jackson
Judi Cooper-Sealy ... hair department head
Sylvain Cournoyer ... makeup department head
Cathy Shibley ... key hair stylist
Robert L. Stevenson ... hair stylist: Mr. Jackson
Megan Tanner ... hair stylist: Luke Goss / makeup artist: Luke Goss
Lianne Turturici ... key makeup artist (as Lianne Turturci)
Julia Valente ... assistant makeup artist
Victoria Wood ... wigs: Sam Jackson

Production Management

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Armand Leo ... unit production manager
Frank Salvino ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jeff J.J. Authors ... first assistant director (as J.J. Authors)
Tyler Delben ... third assistant director
Beau Ferris ... trainee assistant director
Walter Lawlor ... trainee assistant director
Nick Lopez ... assistant director
Elizabeth Parker ... third assistant director / trainee assistant director
Eric S. Potechin ... second assistant director
John Stoneham Jr. ... second unit director
Jodi Tario-Caney ... assistant director (as Jodi A. Tario)
David Vaughan ... first assistant director: second unit

Art Department

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John Bannister ... key scenic artist
Deryck Blake ... property master
David Coronella ... leadman
David DeMarinis ... assistant decorator
Danielle Fleury ... assistant set decorator
Summer Gaal ... set dresser
J. Ryan Halpenny ... assistant art director
Al Hobbs ... set designer
Jae Pak ... assistant art director
Dusty Reeves ... art department coordinator
David Ritchie ... second on-set dresser
Nathan A. Smith ... set dresser
Martin Weinryb ... set decoration buyer

Sound Department

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Joe Barnett ... re-recording mixer
JuliAnne Bonnett ... transfer assistant
Thomas Brandau ... production sound mixer: Los Angeles
Michael Broomberg ... foley artist (as Michael J. Broomberg)
Bruce Carwardine ... sound mixer
Patrick Cyccone Jr. ... re-recording mixer
Ross Michael Deane ... boom operator: reshoots (as Ross Deane)
Victor Ray Ennis ... supervising sound editor
Paul Flinchbaugh ... digital audio assistant
Nerses Gezalyan ... foley mixer / sound mixer
Mark Harris ... sound recordist
Zach Hunter ... second boom operator
Daniel S. Irwin ... adr & dialogue editor
Adam Jenkins ... re-recording mixer
Kenneth L. Johnson ... sound editor
Michael Kamper ... sound effects editor
Randy Kelley ... sound editor
Ryan Murphy ... sound recordist
Lisa O'Donoghue ... adr editor (as Lisa Varetakis) / dialogue editor (as Lisa Varetakis)
Tom Ozanich ... sound effects editor
Mark P. Stoeckinger ... supervising sound editor
Markus Wade ... boom operator
Jeffrey Wilhoit ... foley artist
David Yonson ... adr mixer: Toronto

Special Effects by

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Matt Corrigan ... special effects technician
Kaz Kobielski ... special effects coordinator
Mark Rice ... special effects supervisor
Dean Stewart ... special effects office administrator
Polly-Jean Vernon ... special effects props builder (as Paul Vernon)

Visual Effects by

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Krista Allain ... visual effects coordinator: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Ryan Beadle ... digital i/o
Thomas R. Bryant ... visual effects editor
Steve Caldwell ... digital compositor
Keith Cooper ... 3D artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Jon Cowley ... 3D supervisor: Intelligent Creatures
Mark Dornfeld ... visual effects supervisor
Peter Dydo ... 3D artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Michele Ferrone ... visual effects producer
Raymond Gieringer ... visual effects supervisor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Laurie Powers Going ... digital compositor (as Laurie Powers)
Jamie Hallett ... senior digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
R.J. Harbour ... digital compositor
Michael Hatton ... visual effects technical advisor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Shaina Holmes ... lead compositor
Nicholas Kim ... digital compositor / title designer
Lev Kolobov ... digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Jason Kolodziejczak ... digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Wendy Lanning ... visual effects producer: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Danny Lee ... digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Laurence Lok ... digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Jason Maher ... 3D artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Lori C. Miller ... digital compositor
Lon Molnar ... visual effects creative advisor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Lillani E. Moran ... visual effects coordinator
Darcy Reno ... systems administrator (as Darcy Bangsund)
Mark Sawicki ... blue screen consultant
Leonardo Silva ... 3D artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Amani Williams ... digital compositor

Stunts

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Matt Birman ... stunt performer
Chad Camilleri ... stunts
Tommy Chang ... stunts
Shelley Cook ... stunts
Danny Lima ... stunts
Steve Lucescu ... stunt performer
Darren Marsman ... stunt driver
Regan Moore ... stunt performer / stunt rigger
Layton Morrison ... stunt performer
Billy Oliver ... stunt performer
Chris Palermo ... stunts
Edward A. Queffelec ... stunt performer
Robert Racki ... stunts
Rex Reddick ... stunt coordinator
Scotty Richards ... precision driving coordinator (as Scott Richards)
John Stead ... stunt performer
John Stoneham Jr. ... stunt coordinator
Bryan J. Thomas ... stunts (as Bryan Thomas)
Marcus Young ... stunts
Ryan Happy ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Chris Alexander ... focus puller: additional photography
Richard Allen ... gaffer: second unit
Kevin A. Barnes ... electrician (as Kevin Barnes)
David Breeze ... gaffer
Elizabeth Caruana ... assistant camera: dailies
Jeffrey Cassidy ... digital video assist operator
Joe Chouchanian ... grip: additional photography
Michael Decina ... key rigging grip
Andrew Dumas ... second assistant camera: additional unit
David M. Dunlap ... director of photography: additional principal photography
William Engel ... grip / rigging grip
Ava Gerlitz ... still photographer
Mark Hryma ... camera operator: Wescam camera
Alan Jacoby ... second assistant camera: additional photography
Patrick King ... dolly grip
Alan Millar ... electrician
Clyde Miller ... camera operator: Wescam camera / first assistant camera: aerial unit
Chris Nordstrom ... grip: dailies
Richard Pengelly ... video assist
Mark Willis ... camera operator: "a" camera
Marek Krawczyk ... electrician: daily (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Samantha Finkler Brainerd ... casting assistant (as Samantha Finkler)
Chris Bustard ... extras casting: Los Angeles
Donna Dupere ... extras casting
Brad Gerstl ... extras casting representative
Sara Kay ... casting associate: Toronto
Caitlin McKenna ... adr voice casting (as Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson)
Nancy Perna ... casting assistant
Aaron Unrau ... extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Askia Won-Ling Jacob ... costumer: Mr. Jackson
Marcia Scott ... costumer

Location Management

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Richard Hughes ... location manager
Scott Allen Logan ... location manager / location manager: additional photography
Sarah Nilson ... location security (as Sarah Weight)
Boris Radivojevic ... location support
John Rakich ... location scout: re-shoots

Music Department

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Brent Arrowood ... score assistant engineer
Tyler Barton ... additional score engineering
Gustavo Borner ... scoring mixer
Stephen Coleman ... conductor / orchestrator
Scott Conrad ... assistant score mixer
Robin Joseph ... music clearances
Tom Kramer ... music editor
Kory Kruckenberg ... scoring assistant engineer
Peymon Maskan ... music coordinator
Robert Puff ... music preparation
David Sabee ... orchestra contractor
Dana Sano ... music supervisor
Erin Scully ... music executive

Script and Continuity Department

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Samantha Armstrong ... script supervisor
Sylvie Chesneau ... script supervisor: additional photography
Ray Felipe ... script researcher
Ashley Kravitz ... script clearance

Transportation Department

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Tim Fagan ... driver: honeywagon
Ron Hilts ... swamper
Dana Howes ... transportation coordinator
Glenn Hughes ... picture car co-captain
Wayne Ireland ... picture car captain
Wayne Williams ... transportation coordinator: Los Angeles reshoots
Robert Whelan Jr. ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Lorrie Barth ... second assistant accountant
Mark Bashian ... production assistant
Michael Bederman ... production accountant
Dana Belcastro ... production executive
John 'Frenchie' Berger ... armorer
Stephanie Lee Berger ... weapons handler
Matt Brutocao ... assistant: Mr. Fried and Mr. Mayfield, Los Angeles
Aloura Melissa Charles ... production assistant
Jas Chima ... assistant: Mr. Fried and Mr. Mayfield, Toronto
Pauline Chung ... set supervisor
Christopher Comrie ... payroll accountant
Lee Ann Cotton ... assistant coordinator: re-shoots
Tamela D'Amico ... production assistant
Elan Dassani ... computer playback operator
Lisa Gyorfi ... production secretary
Alan Kilmer ... production assistant
Lizette Kilmer ... production secretary (as Lizette Jaimes)
Rhea Lavery ... 3rd assistant accountant
Darron Leiren-Young ... first assistant production coordinator
Rose Lister ... first assistant accountant
Jason Lorr ... office production assistant: re-shoots
Scott Parker ... post-production accountant
George Ploszczansky ... security: Mr. Jackson
Rodney Saulsberry ... adr/voice talent
Mary C. Snyder ... title designer
Joe Steele ... production resources
Brent Stephenson ... production assistant
Sheree Thompkins ... production assistant
Kelly Todd ... additional set production assistant (as Kelly Sullivan)
Dave Tommasini ... pilot: Wescam helicopter
Ronald C. Briggs Jr. ... inventory services (uncredited)
Jacob Hair ... tattoo designer (uncredited)
Lynnanne Zager ... adr loop group (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

A federal agent turns up dead and a hardcore undercover agent, known as Derrick Vann heads off to try and recover the stolen arms and find the killers. Andy Fiddler is an ordinary family man and a dentist, and is out heading to a conference, when he gets stuck in the same mess. Criminal Kane believes Fiddler is 'The Man' behind it all and offers him a gun. Vann spots him and drags him across town, with him posing as the actual 'Man'. Written by simon

Plot Keywords
Taglines One guy walks the walk. The other talks and talks. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Cool & Fool - Mein Partner mit der großen Schnauze (Germany)
  • Le Boss (France)
  • El jefe (Spain)
  • El cap (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Чoвекът (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
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Runtime
  • 83 min
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Box Office

Budget $33,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $4,065,014, 11 Sep 2005

Did You Know?

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Trivia Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as Nick Fury and Falcon, respectively. See more »
Goofs When Andy is eating his hamburger in the diner, Vann is drinking from a glass, the two straws are white when Vann is holding the glass, at one point when the glass is placed on the table the straws are clear. The glass is also repositions itself a few times. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Man: Deleted/Altered Scenes (2006). See more »
Soundtracks I Just Want to Celebrate (Mocean Worker Remix) See more »
Quotes [from trailer]
[after Derrick shoots Andy in the butt]
Andy Fidler: You shot me!
Special Agent Derrick Vann: I grazed you.
Andy Fidler: Well, that's still shooting me!
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